12/7/2016 1:12 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF

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IT'S TRUE!!

Conor McGregor DID shoot some scenes for "Game of Thrones" -- and will appear on the show next season ... so says Dana White.

The UFC honcho appeared on "Fox Sports Live" with Jay and Dan and confirmed Conor will be mixing it up with the Starks and the White Walkers and the Lannisters and everyone else n Westeros! (go to 4:30 in the clip)

"I knew that a few months ago that they were interested in putting him in the show," White said ... "And I'm glad he did it. It'll be great."

12/5/2016 7:42 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Conor McGregor wants everyone to know he still has BOTH of his UFC championship belts -- and ain't NO ONE gonna take 'em!

The problem ... obviously ... is that the UFC has said Conor relinquished his featherweight championship last weekend because he can only defend 1 title at a time. He's keeping his lightweight title.

But Conor sees it differently -- he believes the "title" belongs to whoever physically holds the championship belts ... and as long as he has both belts in his possession, he still considers himself the "champ champ."

In fact, he took his belts on a private jet flight Monday morning.

As for the UFC, they have since promoted Jose Aldo to be the official featherweight champion.

12/2/2016 5:27 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF

McGregor talked about his possible boxing career during an event in Northern Ireland on Friday -- when, of course, the topic of Mayweather came up.

"If I focus with the work ethic I have solely on the sport of boxing, there’s no telling what I could do,” McGregor said.

"I would not go in there just to show up, I’d go in there to knock [Floyd] out. That’s it. He can be hit, he’s been hit before. Age waits for no man."

"I know the size is on my side, I know the reach is on my side, I know the youth is on my side."

He continued, "There’s a lot to lose for them, so that’s why they're scrambling ... but that’s okay, I’ll leave them scrambling. I’ve got some other boxing opportunities and potential opponents in mind. Some previous Floyd opponents. They can bring in anyone in the game. We’ll see what happens."

Someone brought up boxing champ Paul Malignaggi -- who called McGregor out on social media.

Conor's response? WHO THE F**K IS THAT GUY?!!

"I don’t know who the f**k that is but I’ll slap the nose off him if he ever mentions my name again."

11/28/2016 12:45 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Don't believe us? Listen to the man himself casually describe to TMZ Sports how he SPARS WITH LIONS as part of his training.

You heard us ... lions, like Simba and Mufasa except real and not animated ... meaning totally capable of ripping your face off at any minute.

He's conquered the wild before ... there's actually video of him wrestling with bears as a child ... but good news for all you Smokey's and Yogi's out there, KN says he's moved on to lions permanently.

If he's being serious (he can't be, right?) ... the rest of the UFC is in serious, serious trouble.